African Agriculture and Food Systems
Korean planners will draw up the master plan for the Hombolo Thematic Satellite City, which will be linked to Msalato International Airport and the Mtumba Government City By…
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Ministry calls for stronger public–private collaboration as review of the Bio and Emerging Technology Institute cites gains in crop development, livestock genetics, vaccines and industrial processing ADDIS ABABA,…
Commercial meat-chicken production — the imported commercial broiler hybrid and rapid-growth-cycle foundation, the structural FCR discipline, and the contract-broiler-and-QSR commercial-development reference — the sixth instalment of the Series
Sweet potato vines, cassava cuttings, yam setts — the vegetative seed systems that feed East Africa’s drylands and bio-fortify its diet
The inaugural fair brings growers, buyers and logistics firms together as Tanzania’s avocado shipments surpass their 2030 target and the country looks to help more farmers reach export…
Practical value-chain guide covering Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya
A conversation between Beno Mgaya and Fredy Magima: proof that Mkulima kwa Mkulima scales Beno Mgaya introduces the Lusitu Agribusiness Group’s farmer-to-farmer replication strategy through the story of…
The six commercial-export-and-domestic-industrial cash crops where post-harvest infrastructure quality most directly determines value capture — from coffee washing-station economics to the Mombasa tea auction to pyrethrins-content discipline
Commercial egg production — the imported commercial hybrid hen and day-old chick supply chain foundation, the Newcastle Disease vaccination discipline, and the Kenchic-anchored regional commercial poultry industry reference…
It is not known to be in Tanzania. The aim is to keep it that way. Here is what every avocado grower, nursery operator and trader should know…
As Africa's agricultural policy think tanks met in Addis Ababa from 26 to 29 October 2026, Board Chairperson Prof Andrew E. Temu argued that the continent's problem is…
The six export and industrial crops that earn East Africa’s foreign exchange — their clones, seedlings and setts
Practical value-chain guide covering Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
The six oilseed crops that anchor regional cooking-oil supply, structural export economics, and emerging industrial-oil and biofuel value chains
The Farmer’s Choice-anchored Kenyan industry, the African Swine Fever discipline that structurally shapes regional pig commercial-development, and the emerging Ugandan smallholder pig commercial-integration trajectory — the fourth instalment…
The six oilseeds that decide East Africa’s edible-oil bill and its industrial future
Practical value-chain guide covering Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
The eight regional legumes that carry the protein-and-cash dual-purpose story — and the bruchid management discipline that decides whether their value reaches the market
Sheep and goats combined — the Dorper-and-Galla heritage flagships, the Halal-export commercial-development reference, and the emerging premium dairy-goat niche commercial trajectory
The eight legumes that fix nitrogen and feed protein into East Africa’s farms and tables
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — For too long, farming has been seen as a last resort: hard, manual work for the elderly or for those who could not…
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, AU Permanent Representative to China, at GLAST 2026 in Sanya: innovation only succeeds when it reaches the farmer, and partnerships must…
The Potato Council of Tanzania and the National Potato Council of Kenya have signed a five-year MoU on seed, standards, trade and research at the 13th World Potato…
Practical value-chain guide covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (and region-wide)